Rail and support for the same



May 24, 1932.

c. D. YOUNG ET A}.

RAIL AND SUPPORT FOR THE SAME Filed Feb. 5, 1951 WITNESSES WmMZW 11 BYATTORNEYS.

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f mm was Patented May 24, 1932 CHARLES YO NG, or anemone, rsansy vm pmimam 3. o her;

' TRENEEQN; NEWJERSEY p I nernnnnsurronrfron THE sAiiE Applicationlfiled Eebruary 5,'. 1931. Seria1 No. 513, 50.

This invention relates to railsfi for 1 track or the like and tomeansfor supporting rails. More particularly, the invention; is

characterized by the provision of a rail with reversible headssymmetrically arranged at the endsof alt-connecting web portion and theprovision iof'supports in the formof clamp foundation affordingabutmentslto prevent members disposed at opposite sides of the :rail.

and adapted to" grip the rail therebetwe en to maintain it in verticalposition and at a pre-' determined height above the underlying ties.

, The object of the invention is to reduce the maintenancecost-of railsby providing adouble headed rail which is adapted to be sup ported inany one of four positions and which Whenworn-may be reversed withrespect :to its supports so asto'present new surfaces at the gage side,the reversal beingaccomplished either by rotation of the rail about itslongitudinalaxisyin which case the'under side hecomes thetop or' by'rotationabout a vertical axis,in whichcase the inner side 'becomes theouter-side. l v v Hereto'fore it has =beenpr0posed to use doubleheadedrails in combination with clamp of its length and improper alignmentwith adjoining rails. p

A further object ofthe invention is to providesupportingmembers arrangedat opp'o site sides and adapted to bear upon and to support the double"headed rail at the inner surfaces of the rail heads, together withmeansforzdrawing the supports together to grip the rail and means on theunderlying the rail supports from spreading apart;

Other objects and advantages characteriz ing the invention will becomemore fully apparentfrom' the detailed description which followshereinatter','andwhich has reference a p V I I iAccordinglyysuch' wearas' mayptake to the aceompanyingidrawings, whereof f? I Fig. I is a plan'view' of :a double headed rail supported in the manner ofour'in'ventiongand, V c

c Fig, I1 is axc-rosssection of thesame; In the drawingsa double headed.rail. is shown at l,q;thejrail. comprising reversible heads 2 and 3disposed symmetrically at the ends of a conne'ctingiweb ,portion t. Eachhead 2randzl3 is joinedto thew'eb portion 54 i inain'anner similar tothat in which the heads oriordinary rails are joined to the webs. :Th

rail 1 is maintained invertical position by means of supports 15arranged at opposite sides oftherailweb' t; vEach support 5 comprises afiat base -6 anduprightclamp members 7 forming .an angle with the base 6and terminating in inclined bearing surfaces -8, j

and 9 which engage the inner surfaces v10 and 11, respectively, of the:rail heads 2 and 3; i. e., the surfaces where-the railheadsQ and 3join'the'web 'portione. The flat base 6 of each support 5 is providedwith an eX-;

tension 12 which projects beneath the rail head 3; the head occupyingthe downward 7 position, to a point near the center thereof The uprightmembers? form in eifect opposed clamp members between which the rail I 1is firmlygripped. Both the rail land the clamp members 7 are perforatedthroughout their lengths, andwhen these perforations have been aligned,bolts 13 :are. passedetherethrough, the bolts and itheir nuts 14 servingas means for drawing together the-opposed clamp members to grip the rail1.1 On the bolts 13, lock washers 15 maybe employed'towhich isintermediate the inclined surfaces8 and 9 bearing upon "the reversibleheads of the rail l, is preferably of :a cross-sectional shapesomewhattresembling that of axjoint bar {and it is concavedonltheins'ideas shown at 17. The-clampm'embers Tbeingso formed,

when the nuts Mare tightened on .the bolts 13, the Web-4110f the rail 1is not-engaged bythe clamp members. In fact, the rail i'sen tirelysupported bythe engagement otthe I inclined surfaces 8 and 9 of theclamp menu-I here with the innersurfac'es wand 11 'ofsxthe place onftheclamp members 7 can 'be taken care ofby periodic tightening of the nutson the bolts 13. i

' Eachtie plate isisecured to the underlying'tie by' spikes 21 passingthrough suitable perforations in the ends of the tie'plate. At

one endofeach tie-platelSthere isp'unehed out from the plate a shoulderl9'which is bent.

to the form ofahook and the two tie plates ders 1'9 afi'ord abutmentsengaging the outer edge of the rail supports 5 and preventthem Vfrom'liftingor spreading apart, thus assist ing their function ofmaintaining the rail l V V such otherabutments as'may be provided to! inavertical,positionisuspended at 'a predeterminediheight above the tieplates. .o r Obviously the form of the shoulders 19 or prevent spreadingof the. rail supports? ads mits-of considerable variation, and while-wehave. referredto the member 18 as 'a":tie plate, it will be understoodthat the spaced abutments for preventing the spread o'fthe clamp membersmay beprovided on many forms of tie plates, ties," or foundations forthe rails. The double headed rails described 1 above are preferablyrolled in lengths as long- I as commercially practicable, and likewisethe rail supports are also preferably rolled. in lengths as long aspracticable and are oined together at their vendsiby suitable splicingmembers which form no part of this invene tion; It will be apparent fromthe description thus far that the rail 1 maybe reversed to presentfourdifferentwearing surfaces at the .1 gage sidef By reversing therail, either 7 through rotation'abou't'its longitud nal 'axls,

that with the exception ofthe areasat the in in which case the head2occupies the under side'and the head 3xthe upper -side,'or by'rotationabout a vertical axis, in which case the head '2 remains at the topbutthe gage side is changed, the surface upon which -wear takes placeincident to the passage of rolling Y stock may be renewed periodically;

, y tendenoyof thejrail 1 to be deflected fromv its normal verticalpositionv is opposed by the relatively wide flat'bases Gof the supportmgmemb'ers'l'.

' V The material selected for the heads ofthe reversible rail ofthisinvention is preferably 7 an alloy, .rorpla'infcarbon steel, heattreated,

of such quality and temper towithstandhighg unit loading pressureswithout detriment to the railheads,

'' Furthermore, itwill be particularly noted thatthe supportsi5 are soformed'and disposed 'withyrelation' to the reversible rail 1 clinedbearing surfaces- 8 and 9, there-is sub,-

stantial" clearance;between the railsupports f and the downturned head 3of theirail 1. Ins o asmuch as the engagement between the rail and itssupports'is confined" to-the areas at the'inner sides oi the heads 2;and 3, such variations in the! dimensions. of *th eflrail' as resultfromallowed tolerancesin rolling or from distortionfof the rail inservice, do not materially affect-the proper: positioning of the railsat a predetermined height above the ties, nor the alignment of onerailwith an-V of each pair areso arranged that their shoulders l9'are inopposed relation. The shouloth'ei,-'nor the-position of the tread of arail "where the heads have'been reversed.

F While wezhave described ourinvention in some detailza'ndwith referencetoa partlcular form of rail and supporting members theree for, it -will.be apparentthat changes maybe madein the formof the structuresdisclosed without departing from the 'spiritfof our in vention'asdefinedin the-annexed claims. a :Havmg-thus lQSCIIbGd OUBIIIVBIltlOHyWB 1; Incombination, arail havingaweb portion and heads symmetrically disposedat each end of said web portion, supports for said. rail in the form ofclamp members bearing on the inner surfaces of said rail heads atopposite sides but elsewhere clearzof the rail heads, and clear of. therail :webso that as wear occurs 'theyvmay be. drawn closer to get-her,and means a for securing saidyclamp members togetherwith .the rail;gripped therebetween.

2. In combination, a rail having a webporv tion and reversible; headsdisposed "at each web so that as wear occurs they may be drawn closertogether, and, meansfor securing the clamp members of said: supportstogether with the rail gripped -.ther ebetween, fsaid meanspassingthroughthe rail'weba,

'3. lncombinatiomaa railhaving a; Web

portion and reversibleheads disposed ateacli end of said web portion,supports comprising 7 -fiatbases'withupright clampmembers adapted toengage'the inner 'surface'sfof the rail heads at opposite sides,'andsaid clampv members being clear of the rail 'atjall other. points sothat as wear occurs they maybe drawn L 2 closer together,and boltspassing through-the rail Web for securing theiclainp members of saidsupportstogether with the rail grip d therebetween.

' "4;. {In combination, a irail' portion; and reversible heads at" each'end of SEL lClJWGlQ portion, supportsforsaid rail com- 7 pri sing fia,t b,ases with-luprightxclampmeme hers having inclined bearingssurfacesI adapt- 7 ...ed to engage meanest surfacesiofi the-frail heads atoppositeisides butfelsewhere clear of the rail heads, and saidclampmembers having intermediate said inclined bearing surfaces concavedinner surfaces clear of the rail web so that as wear occurs they may bedrawn closer together, and means for securing .said clamp memberstogether with the rail.

5. In combinatioma rail having a web poras wear occurs they may be drawncloser to gether,.and bolts passing through the rail web for securingsaid clamp members tof gether with the railv grippedtherebetween.

6.;111 combination a rail having a web portion and reversible headsdisposed at each end of said web portion, supports comprising fiat baseswith upright clamp members thereon, said clamp members having inclinedsurfaces adapted to bear upon the inner sides of the rail heads withsubstantial clearance between the web of the rail andthe inner sides ofsaid clamp members'whereby said members may be drawn closer together aswear occurs, bolts passing through the rail web for securing said clampmembers 'to- 4 gether with the rail gripped therebetween, and tie platesbeneath said-rail supports, said tie plates having hook-shaped abutmentsthereon at opposite sides of the rail for preventing said clamp membersfrom lifting or spreading apart.

In testimony whereof, We have hereunto signed our names at Philadelphia,Pa, this 19th day of January, 1931, V V r a CHARLES D. YOUNG.

ARTHUR B. CLARK.

